Reinstating essential highway maintenance activities and investing in highway infrastructure assets - Exempt
To consider an exempt report of the Head of Highways. NOT
FOR PUBLICATION
Minutes:
The committee
considered an exempt report of the Head of Highways with regard to reinvesting
in essential highway maintenance activities and investing in highway
infrastructure assets. The issues
contained within the report had been considered by the Highways Executive
Advisory Panel (EAP) and the recommendations presented had received cross party
support within the panel. Members of the
EAP attended the meeting and hoped that the committee would support the proposals
contained within the report.
Councillor Brooks
confirmed that she had checked with the Monitoring Officer and was able to take
part in consideration of the item, as she was chair of the EAP.
The Portfolio
Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment thanked the EAP for their work on the
issue and supported the report and recommendations put forward. He also thanked the Highways Team for their
work.
The committee
considered the issues around the timing of funding.
It was proposed by
S Gibson seconded by D Taylor
Recommendation to Cabinet
That the
recommendation set out within the exempt report be agreed with the inclusion of
a recommendation with regard to the development of a timeline for the
recommendations and consideration of options for funding.